Melanie Backe-Hansen

Melanie Backe-Hansen is a British house historian and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. She is a research consultant for the BBC television programme, A House Through Time.

Backe-Hansen is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Member of the Royal Historical Society.[1][2]

Selected publications

  • (with Cath Harries) Doors of London (2024), Sheldrake Press, 256 pp, ISBN 978-1873329528[3]
  • (with David Olusoga) A House Through Time (2020), Picador, 304 pp, ISBN 978-1529037241[4]
  • House Histories: The Secrets Behind Your Front Door (2011), The History Press, 240 pp, ISBN 9780752457536;
    second edition (2019), 244 pp, ISBN 978-0750992305
  • Historic Streets & Squares: The Secrets On Your Doorstep (The History Press, 2014) ISBN 9780752464299

References

  1. ↑ "Two House Historians Through Time: Melanie Backe-Hansen in conversation with Cathy Soughton". Buckinghamshire History Festival. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "New Fellows, elected November 2025". Royal Historical Society. 9 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Keel, Toby (25 March 2025). "Cath Harries – The photographer on a 15-year quest to find the most incredible doors in London". Country Life. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  4. ↑ Magnus, Emma (28 February 2025). "'I wanted to know who the little girl was': the house histories being uncovered by homeowners". Financial Times. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
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